Fat Brian Posted January 12 A few months ago a 49 Ford showed up at a local body shop and driving past it several times a week got me inspired. I built this as a late 50s or very early 60s custom. I imagine a young fella picking up dads or grandpas old Ford and starting to dress it up a bit. I flattened the paint on the upper surfaces to hint at the cars age and it has a 1960 license plate. Most everything is from the kit, the cylinder heads are from the AMT 41 woody and the triple carb intake, side mirror, and beehive oil filter are from the Monogram 40 Ford truck, the lake pipes and bumpers are from the Revell 49 Mercury. It's not super detailed, just a fun thing to throw together while I was waiting on parts for other builds. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lordairgtar Posted January 12 Nice little custom. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olskoolrodder Posted January 12 Looks cool :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doorsovdoon Posted Tuesday at 01:46 PM Very nice. I like the red rims, and the pinstriping looks great. Bumpers fit surprisingly well! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JollySipper Posted Tuesday at 02:32 PM That's cool! It looks like a daily driven custom, which they did a lot back then........ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cobraman Posted Tuesday at 02:40 PM Good looking model. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jantrix Posted Tuesday at 03:04 PM Terrific! I like it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NOBLNG Posted Tuesday at 03:13 PM Very nicely done! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
espo Posted Tuesday at 07:31 PM This looks great. I like your theme and it explains the appearance perfectly. Cleanly detailed and good use of parts for the time frame. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fat Brian Posted Tuesday at 11:32 PM Thanks everyone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fat Brian Posted Tuesday at 11:35 PM 9 hours ago, doorsovdoon said: Very nice. I like the red rims, and the pinstriping looks great. Bumpers fit surprisingly well! I forgot to mention that it's two back bumpers from the Mercury kit, the front bumper was entirely too long. If I had been doing a deep dive on this kit I'd have narrowed the rear bumper by about an eighth of an inch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doorsovdoon Posted Tuesday at 11:42 PM 5 minutes ago, Fat Brian said: I forgot to mention that it's two back bumpers from the Mercury kit, the front bumper was entirely too long. If I had been doing a deep dive on this kit I'd have narrowed the rear bumper by about an eighth of an inch. ah, ok. You done a good job on them then, they fit good and suit the car nicely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedy5963 Posted Wednesday at 04:53 AM Good looking build! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e30lover Posted Wednesday at 05:09 AM Lovely looking custom! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slusher Posted Thursday at 03:22 AM Very sharp custom.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
larman Posted Thursday at 04:01 AM Nice job, I like the color! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PappyD340 Posted Thursday at 02:28 PM Looks great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites